The blasphemous cartoons that were published and reprinted in Europe that 'disrespected our noble Messenger Muhammad' have created such anger in the Muslim Street, that 'all military action taken by American forces sent to Iraq and Afghanistan' has been nullified. According to this op-ed article from Saudi Arabia's Al-Rayadh newspaper, Muslim outrage will only abate after 'concrete measures bring an end to Muslim humiliation.'

The issue
of the Danish newspaper [Jyllands-Posten], which disrespected our noble
Messenger Muhammad - May Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him - has progressed from
an issue of opinion and anger of the masses to being a real political issue.
The U.S. President described the two parties to the dispute in his address
Thursday night as: "The West and Islam."

In the
weeks since the crisis broke, America has tried to reduce this to an issue of press
freedom. Any civilized nation that has expressed anger over these cartoons was labeled
extremist and Islamist. However, as matters have progressed, America and the
West are now aware that the "carpet" they have laid down under the
feet of themselves and those in the third world after 9/11 is being pulled out
from under them … and very quickly indeed.

All of this
is due to the pictures printed in a Danish newspaper and the spreading of them
by other European newspapers.

These
acts have effectively nullified all military action taken by American and international
forces sent to Iraq and Afghanistan up to now. They have nullified all previous
propaganda measures, such as the creation of radio and television stations and
attempts to buy consciences. [Patrick Buchanan Agrees: ].

[Editor's Note: It was reported last November that the Pentagon paid Iraqi media outlest and journalists to print positive news reports [].

They have
laid waste to all the best laid plans of U.S. intelligence to cut al-Qaeda off from
the masses and terminate its influence on Islamic public opinion, and have deterred
attempts to shut the terror group off alone in the mountains of Afghanistan and
Pakistan.

Therefore,
these disrespectful pictures of our noble Prophet have inflicted strategic
losses upon America. These losses are due to the radicalization of the Islamic Street,
which is now all in one trench under the banner: "Whoever disrespects our
Prophet Muhammad May Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him - then he is our greatest enemy."

This is
the very thought that America has tried to remove for the past five years. It
has tried to keep Western governments away from a confrontation with the
Islamic street, because their plan was only to confront terrorist organizations.

In fact,
al-Zawahiri [Osama bin Laden's deputy] addressed his latest message to the
Islamic street and Islamic people, urging them to confront the West - which he
described as colonialist and out to take away the rights of Muslims [Watch Below].

President
Bush's indicated last Thursday night , that the protests [over the
cartoons] only benefit extremist countries, implying Iran and Syria.

But the
reality is that the trends on the Islamic Street in the Arab countries, Africa
and South Asia are devastating to Washington's plans for the Muslim world's
future; a future that is taking shape in the shadow of the War against Terror. Recent
events are badly undermining this agenda, intended to impose Western dominance behind
claims of spreading Democratic values and ideals.

'2006 ... The Year of Total Israeli
World Domination.' [Alittihad, UAE] (below)

This is
why America has suddenly moved to support the E.U., after Europe failed to quell
the emotional discord over the [Mohammad] pictures. The European Union has had
many responses since the crisis began.

Once they
threatened to impose a European boycott, once they threatened to use the World
Trade Organization, and at other times they have tried to suck up to Muslim
governments to preserve their scheme for global supremacy, hidden behind the
cloak of the war on terror. The European Commissioner for security and justice [Franco
Frattini] suggested: "A media code of conduct to avoid a repeat of the
furor."

But matters
for Muslims have gone far beyond simply boycotting Danish products; rather it
is a confrontation between the Islamic street - of Arab, Asian and African Muslims
- and the West. This threatens the war against terror that the U.S. and Europe have
used to shape Islamic public opinion.

All of this has pushed President
Bush to respond - in his speeches and statements - out of fear that a
connection will be made between the disrespect toward The Noble Prophet and Bush's
war on terror.

It can be
seen then that America's involvement in the issue of the Danish pictures has widened
the scope of the confrontation. It is also clear that at this stage, a simple
apology will not suffice.

As long
as there are no concrete measures taken to bring an end to Muslim humiliation and
the taking advantage of their present vulnerability, the crisis on the Arab Street will continue
to build.